Driver charged after late night crash in Plymouth

PLYMOUTH – Police accused a South Plymouth man of drunken driving late Sunday after a head-on collision on Hedges Pond Road.

Rich Harbert rharbert@wickedlocal.com @richharbertOCM

PLYMOUTH – Police accused a South Plymouth man of drunken driving late Sunday after a head-on collision on Hedges Pond Road.

Daniel Griffin, 21, of 79 Dickson Drive, was charged after the 10:15 p.m. crash with driving under the influence of alcohol and negligent driving. He was also issued a civil infraction for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

Police said Griffin swerved into oncoming traffic and collided with a vehicle driven by a 55-year-old local man.

The 55-year-old man suffered head injuries after banging his head on a window.

Two children in his vehicle were not injured.

Griffin was taken to the hospital for evaluation. Police arrested him just before midnight, after his release from the hospital.

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